An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Directed by John Landis · Cinematography by Robert Paynter
R97 min53 frames
ComedyHorror
From the director of Animal House... a different kind of animal.
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What is An American Werewolf in London about?
American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.
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Sampled across 53 frames, the coverage of An American Werewolf in London leans on medium shots (36% of the sample) and close-ups (28%). Cinematographer Robert Paynter keeps 49% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 58% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of An American Werewolf in London (1981) are #302d29, #101010, #54514a, #4e463a, #281a12, #88786a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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